"Song Zhenzong!"

For a moment, Wang Guan thought thoughtfully. Forget about Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. The manuscript could not be related to him, but Song Zhenzong was very reliable. After all, the silk paper of the manuscript came from the Song Dynasty. In addition to pictures of Confucius's life and deeds, there are also

With the existence of an "irrelevant" person like Song Zhenzong, there might be some connection.

No, it's not that it's possible, but there is definitely some connection.

At the right time, Wang Guan asked directly: "Mr. Qian, do you mean to say that the paintings and carvings in the Holy Miracle Hall began with Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty?"

If you think about it carefully, it is not impossible. After all, during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, there was great prosperity and auspiciousness. Mount Tai was enshrined in the east, Fenyang was worshiped in the west, peace was whitewashed, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples were built, and a Zen ceremony was held.

The so-called Fengzen refers to the large-scale ceremony held by ancient Chinese emperors to worship heaven and earth during times of peace and prosperity or when heaven descends into auspiciousness. It is usually held on Mount Tai, because in the minds of the ancients, Mount Tai is the highest among the mountains and is the best mountain in the world.

, so the emperors of the human world should go to the highest Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven before they can be considered as having received their orders from Heaven.

Of course, it also needs to be explained that the ceremony of enshrining Zen cannot be held by just anyone. China has thousands of years of history. Putting aside the cases before the pre-Qin Dynasty that are difficult to verify, there are only a handful of people who have actually enshrined Zen in Mount Tai.

This was inevitable in the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, and then in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who was known as the Khan of Heaven, wanted to be granted Zen status due to his achievements, but was opposed by the ministers in the court, and finally failed. Li Shimin did not

It was his sons Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, who conferred the title of Zen. They held the ceremony of conferring Zen in Mount Tai.

Then there was Song Zhenzong, who directed a farce in which the Book of Heaven fell from the sky.

Logically speaking, Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty is not qualified to be granted Zen status. After all, according to the ancient people's concept, there are conditions for emperors to be granted Zen status. That is, peace and prosperity or auspiciousness from heaven. During the period when the emperor is in power, as long as he meets any of the two conditions, he can be granted Zen status.

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The two conditions are very vague and difficult to judge. This is the tragedy of Li Shimin. Because it was at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China and he was recuperating, the officials of the imperial court felt that it had not reached the standards of a peaceful and prosperous age. It was not appropriate to hold a Zen ceremony, so they rushed to

Opposition. There were so many people opposed that Li Shimin had no choice but to give up this opportunity to publicize his achievements.

Even Li Shimin did not confer Zen status, so Song Zhenzong must not be qualified. After all, even the relatively wise Song Taizu and Song Taizong did not dare to confer Zen status, but Song Zhenzong dared to do so. How thick-skinned this must be.

Speaking of Song Zhenzong, he was the third son of Song Taizong. He was neither the eldest son nor born to the queen. He was originally not qualified to inherit the throne. However, because the eldest son of Taizong went crazy and the second son died suddenly, it was his turn to succeed. This kind of

The situation can be regarded as a pie falling from the sky. It is a very lucky thing.

However, the ancients said that good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and it is not unreasonable.

This was the case for Song Zhenzong, even though he became the crown prince. After the death of Song Taizong, he was extremely happy and sad. He immediately encountered a palace coup planned by the eunuch Wang Jien and the Queen Mother. Fortunately, the ministers of the court rescued him, and he successfully ascended the throne.

However, what is even more tragic is that at that time, the Liao Kingdom and the Song Kingdom were not at peace, and wars often broke out. Just a few years after Song Zhenzong ascended the throne, he encountered the Liao Kingdom with the whole country's strength to invade the south, drinking horses on the banks of the Yellow River, and approaching Bianjing with a sword.

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When people were in panic, Kou Zhun fortunately turned the tide and persuaded Song Zhenzong to lead the expedition himself. After a great morale battle, the Liao army's morale was severely dampened. However, the Liao army signed the Chanyuan Alliance, creating an evil example of losing money to seek peace.

Perhaps, realizing that this was a shame, Song Zhenzong simply did not want to face the facts with an ostrich mentality. He even wanted to deceive not only himself and others, but also the whole world, creating an illusion that the world was peaceful and the country was peaceful and the people were safe. Anyway,

Under his instruction, many auspicious signs appeared in various places across the country to show the peaceful and prosperous times.

In the end, he simply ignored the opposition of many courtiers and went directly to Mount Tai to become a Buddhist monk.

It was these ridiculous actions that made the treasury, which was originally financially healthy, suddenly become empty, leaving Song Renzong in a mess. Later, there were Qingli New Deal, Wang Anshi's Reform and other things.

It may be that Song Zhenzong was so messy that after him, no emperor in the Song Dynasty also granted Zen status, and they did not have the shamelessness to do so. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang simply canceled the ceremony of granting Zen to Mount Tai and changed it to offering sacrifices.

In other words, Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was the last emperor to enshrine Mount Tai, so Wang Guan also had some impressions. Moreover, Mount Tai is in Tai'an, Shandong Province, not too far from Qufu. Since he has already come to Mount Tai, he certainly doesn't care about visiting Qufu.

Go there and pay homage to Confucius to show your respect for the scholars.

Song Zhenzong really did this. After worshiping Confucius in Qufu, he not only rewarded many things, but also improved the standards of the Confucius family, and maybe even expanded the Confucius Temple...

"Of course, those are all side details."

At this time, Wang Guan asked curiously: "Mr. Qian, from the look of you, it seems that you know whose handiwork the sacred relics picture is from?"

"It feels like I'm alone."

Qian Lao laughed and said: "As far as I know, during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty, there was a painter who learned from Wu Daozi. His brushwork was like flowing water, and his style was full of the charm of Wu Dai's style, which was very similar to Wu Daozi."

"When this man was seventeen years old, he painted the walls of the Laozi Temple in Beimang Mountain, which was a masterpiece. Later, he painted the Thirty-Six Heavenly Emperors in the Shangqing Palace in Luoyang. Among them, Chiming and Yangtian Emperors were painted to look like Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. Zhenzong saw it.

Sigh to the God of his paintbrush.”

Mr. Qian smiled and said: "During the Jingde reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court built the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace and called for three thousand painters from all over the world. Only a hundred or so were selected, and they were divided into two departments. This person became the head of the left department..."

"Mr. Qian, you are talking about Wu Zongyuan!"

Wang Guan's mind came alive, and he instantly thought of a person: "The author of Chaoyuan Immortal Stick Picture, a follower of Wu Daozi's painting style, and the person whose painting style is closest to Wu Daozi."

"That's right, it's him." Mr. Qian said with a smile: "Except for him, I really can't think of anyone in the Song Dynasty who could depict such a character with high spirits, flowing clothes, dense and smooth lines, and strong and smooth lines.

Draw it in white."

"Yes, that's right."

Wang Guan thought for a while and said with deep agreement: "Wu Zongyuan was active during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty. He must have been in the right period, and he was best at murals. According to historical records, he painted many murals in Luoyang and Kaifeng. For example, Luoyang

The thirty-six emperors' statues in the Shangqing Palace, the Holy Emperor's Departure in Tianfeng Temple in Zhongyue, the image of Emperor Shi and Brahma in Longxing Temple in Xuchang, the sandalwood statue painted in Sutra Collection Hall, etc."

"But it's a pity that those are all murals, or natural disasters, or riots, and they have not been handed down. There is only a picture of Chaoyuan Immortal Staff, which is the pink version of the mural Xiaoxiang. It was framed into a painting and handed down to the world.

to date."

While speaking, Wang Guan sighed: "But the things are in the United States..."

"The world is changing so strangely that there is nothing you can do about it. You can't force it, so don't take it too seriously." Mr. Qian gave some advice, and then said with a smile: "Besides, your luck is not bad. This long scroll of Confucius' sacred relics should be

It is a sample of the paintings and carvings in the Holy Relics Hall, but the Kong family carefully preserved it. I have to say, it is really a great blessing."

"That's right, it's not only my luck, but also everyone's luck." Wang Guan said with a cheeky smile.

"hehe."

Mr. Qian smiled and suddenly asked: "The next stop of the treasure tour should be Hefei, right?"

"right."

Wang Guan nodded and said: "Originally, it should be arranged in Nanjing, but considering that the two cities are relatively close, and the next stop of Hefei is Shanghai, people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang can go there, so we will not arrange Nanjing separately.

Now. The main thing now is to let everyone have a rough experience. When this wave of craze subsides, we will make detailed arrangements for each first-tier city..."

"Um."

Mr. Qian agreed, and then said thoughtfully: "In this case, you go to Shanghai, replace the Holy Grail before the tour exhibition, and take the opportunity to launch this long scroll of Confucius's sacred relics."

"... Mr. Qian."

When Wang Guan heard this, he suddenly thought thoughtfully and said, "Has someone started to pay attention to the Holy Grail?"

"Absolutely." Mr. Qian nodded slightly: "These days, many people have been trying to find out what I have to say. In this case, let's just let them hurry up and don't worry about them being indifferent."

"no problem……"

Wang Guan agreed enthusiastically, rested in the capital for two days, and then came directly to Shanghai. Not long after getting off the plane, he received a call from Yu Feibai.

During the phone call, Yu Feibai inevitably complained. Speaking of which, it has been more than a month since Yu Feibai went home to celebrate his grandmother's birthday, and the birthday party must have been over. However, because his grandmother was a little uncomfortable and his parents were busy with business,

The eldest brother has to take care of his wife and newborn child, so he definitely won't have time to accompany her.

But the old man always had to be accompanied by someone, so this job naturally fell on Yu Feibai, so he missed a lot of excitement, which naturally made him sigh.

"Okay, it's better not to have you, so that you don't worry about the world being in chaos but messing things up instead." Wang Guan said with a smile: "Tell me, what do you want to see me for? You can't just complain, right?"

"I'm not looking for you, but Lu Chongming." Yu Feibai said casually: "This guy works behind closed doors and doesn't hear what's going on outside the window. The news naturally becomes blocked. I only learned about the treasure tour a few days ago.

, knowing these rare treasures, he couldn't sit still, and rushed to Hefei to visit, but found that he had no tickets, so he could only stare outside the exhibition hall."

"No, you came to complain to me. I accidentally sold you out."

Yu Feibai was very calm: "This is the situation. He is also in Shanghai now. Although he has obtained the tickets, he wants to go through the back door and enjoy it up close..."

"It's a small matter." Wang Guan said cheerfully: "I will contact him directly later."

"Okay, right!"

At this moment, Yu Feibai hesitated and said: "From what he said, it seems that apart from appreciating the treasures, there seems to be something else I need your help with..."

"What's going on?" Wang Guan was naturally a little surprised.
Chapter completed!